The son of US President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, was found guilty on the three charges pending against him in the case of illegal possession of weapons, at this Tuesday's hearing. If tycoon Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of a crime, Hunter Biden is the first son of a sitting head of state to be found guilty of a crime. But, after all, what impact will this verdict have on the November elections?
The tragic story of the Biden family is well known. The current president lost his daughter and his first wife in an accident, shortly after being elected senator, in the early 1970s. As if that weren't enough, almost a decade ago, the head of state lost his eldest son, Beau, who I had brain cancer.
Hunter Biden began using drugs at that time, a period that was exposed during the trial through passages from his memoir, messages, photographs and testimonies from people close to him.
In fact, Hunter Biden was found guilty of lying when purchasing the firearm that led to the lawsuit, as he indicated on a federal form that he was not addicted to drugs in 2018. A third accusation referred to the illegal acquisition of a firearm while he was addicted to drugs.
Still, as the BBC recalled, this Tuesday's verdict is unlikely to change the American vote, as it is Joe Biden's name that will be on the ballot, and not his son's. Furthermore, there is no evidence linking the head of state to his son's actions and there is little evidence to indicate that the public is closely following the trial.
After the verdict was announced, Biden assured that he was “proud” of Hunter, while also indicating that he would respect the decision of the jury at the federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, which contrasted with Donald Trump’s reaction to his own conviction. , who said she was manipulated and corrupt.
Hunter Biden will face trial in September for allegedly failing to pay taxes for at least four years, amounting to at least 1.4 million euros, but these offenses have nothing to do with the Constitution or threats to democracy.
Trump, for his part, has been accused of mishandling classified documents, which he illegally took to his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida when he left the White House. He was also accused of trying to subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election, and convicted of falsifying documents to cover up a sex scandal during the 2016 election campaign.
However, according to the BBC, this second trial of Hunter Biden, which will take place less than two months before the presidential election, could be more politically damaging for Joe Biden, since his foreign affairs and financial ties to his father have been the subject of continuous scrutiny by Republican critics.
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